Camel Ride Sheds Light on Car’s Desert Feat
Roy Norton of Seattle drove a Cleveland built auto across the country to Boston and New York then Seattle using no gear changes, only one nut tightened on the water pump. The 757 miles Boston to Seattle averaged 27 mph over 138 hours with a 18 mile ascent over Camel’s Hump requiring no mechanical adjustments beyond cooling.
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Sande
Roy Norton
Seattle
Als
Lown
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Great Divide
Montana
Idaho
Norton
Flint Six Hood Sealed In Record 6327 Mile Run
A Flint Six from Seattle set a 6327 mile round trip record with hood sealed and no minor adjustments. Driven by a Seattle salesman and three companions, the trip averaged 30.1 mph over 197 hours, with only occasional oil changes via a tube through the hood. The feat aimed to visit Flint Motor Company and proved the car’s reliability without professional drivers.
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Flint
Seattle
Wash
Michigan
Flint Motor Company
Oakland Has New Seattle Manager C W Matheson Announces Hugh Higginbottom
C W Matheson of Oakland Motor Car Company announces Hugh Higginbottom as district manager for the Oakland Seattle territory. Higginbottom brings 14 years with Dodge Brothers and has prior Seattle area experience. His Seattle headquarters cover Oregon Washington and part of Idaho.
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C. W. Matheson
Oakland Motor Car Company
Hugh Higginbottom
Oakland
Seattle
Myr. Higginbottom
Dodge Brothers
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Higginbottom
Saloa
Dodger Drothers
Detroit
Manager led Dodge Brothers district network in early years
The passage notes a man who headed a company department in 1916 and served as manager for years. In recent times he traveled the country from the home office, collaborating with Dodge Brothers district managers and field representatives.
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Dodge Brothers
Oldsmobile Foresees More Foreign Orders
Dr. M. W. Franklin of the General Motors Export Co predicts a steady rise in U S automobile exports. He cites better roads and transportation demand, and says American cars with full equipment, service, and lower prices are increasingly sold abroad, especially in the Far East, Australia, New Zealand, Straits Settlements and South America. He notes GM Export Co is expanding overseas service facilities more than any other manufacturer.
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M. W. Franklin
General Motors Export Co
Olds Motor Works
Oldsmobiles
Lansing
Mich
Far East
Australia
New Zealand
Straits Settlements
South America
Franklin
General Motors Export Company
Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia Arrives in New York
The Grand Duchess Cyril, arriving in New York to aid Russian relief, would become empress if the Russian monarchy were restored. Daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Melitta married Grand Duke Cyril in 1900 after political objections and a prior unhappy marriage to the Grand Duke of Hesse.
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Cyril
Russia
New York
Czar
Melitta
Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Victoria
Hesse
Richman's Suits and Overcoats Sale at Brown Hotel
Sale notice lists high grade animal meats and eggs with prices. Includes fall items like turkeys geese ducks and birds. See saleman at Brown Hotel Saturday 2:30 to 9 p m for all wool overcoats and suits priced at 22 50.
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Richman
Saleaman
Brown Hotel
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